Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 17th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Top Shots: Compelling Images From Our Region
- By RFE/RL
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A Hungarian protester shouts an anti-government slogan during a demonstration close to the Erzsebet Bridge in central Budapest.
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Young girls dressed in traditional clothes react as men throw water at them during a traditional Easter celebration in Csomor, Hungary, on April 21.
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A woman walks in Zaryadye Park during a sunny day in Moscow, Russia.
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Pupils attend the first day of classes in a newly opened underground school that allows children to safely return to in-person studies in Kharkiv in war-torn Ukraine
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A Catholic nun lights a candle next to a portrait of the late Pope Francis displayed at the St. Mother Teresa Cathedral in the Kosovar capital, Pristina.
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Afghan schoolgirls walk through a field in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan Province.
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A guard takes a nap beside a fan in front of a closed shop during a hot day in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Chinese honor guards take part in a ceremony in Beijing attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the visiting Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev.
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A Ukrainian police officer calms an injured dog near a multistory building that was damaged by a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhya.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (second right) watch New Zealand troops providing landmine training to Ukrainian troops in the west of England,
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A ballistic missile explodes in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike on Kyiv on April 24.
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An injured woman sits near her house, which was damaged by a Russian air strike in Kyiv.
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Residents wait in a bomb shelter in Kyiv during a Russian attack.
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A resident grieves over the body of a victim of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv.
